{"id":380608,"date":"2026-01-01T02:28:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T02:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/380608\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T02:28:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T02:28:10","slug":"todays-nyt-connections-sports-edition-hints-answers-for-jan-1-465","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/380608\/","title":{"rendered":"Today&#8217;s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints, Answers for Jan. 1 #465"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"u-speakableText-p1\">Looking for the most recent\u00a0regular Connections answers? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/feature\/daily-puzzle-answers\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Click here for today&#8217;s Connections hints<\/a>, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"u-speakableText-p2\">Today&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/connections-sports-edition\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Connections: Sports Edition<\/a>\u00a0includes a fun mix of topics, especially if you&#8217;re from the City of Brotherly Love. If you&#8217;re struggling with it but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.<\/p>\n<p>Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by The Times. It doesn&#8217;t appear in the NYT Games app, but it does in The Athletic&#8217;s own app. Or you can play it for free online.<\/p>\n<p>Read more:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/gaming\/nyt-connections-sports-edition-puzzle-comes-out-of-beta-on-super-bowl-sunday\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NYT Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle Comes Out of Beta<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hints for today&#8217;s Connections: Sports Edition groups<\/p>\n<p>Here are four hints for the groupings in today&#8217;s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.<\/p>\n<p>Yellow group hint: Defensive move in hoops.<\/p>\n<p>Green group hint: Alma mater.<\/p>\n<p>Blue group hint: Go Birds.<\/p>\n<p>Purple group hint: Not five, not seven.<\/p>\n<p>Answers for today&#8217;s Connections: Sports Edition groups<\/p>\n<p>Yellow group: Try to stop a basketball shot.<\/p>\n<p>Green group: Locations of college football playoff teams.<\/p>\n<p>Blue group: First names of Philadelphia Eagles.<\/p>\n<p>Purple group: ____ six.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/wordle-player-cheat-sheet-here-are-the-most-popular-letters-used-in-the-english-language\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words<\/a><\/p>\n<p>What are today&#8217;s Connections: Sports Edition answers?  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Jan. 1, 2026\" height=\"674.9519538757207\" width=\"1200\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>   <\/p>\n<p>The completed NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Jan. 1, 2026.<\/p>\n<p> NYT\/Screenshot by CNETThe yellow words in today&#8217;s Connections<\/p>\n<p>The theme is try to stop a basketball shot. The four answers are challenge, close out, contest and defend.<\/p>\n<p>The green words in today&#8217;s Connections<\/p>\n<p>The theme is locations of college football playoff teams. The four answers are Athens, Bloomington, Eugene and Oxford.<\/p>\n<p>The blue words in today&#8217;s Connections<\/p>\n<p>The theme is first names of Philadelphia Eagles. The four answers are Cooper, Dallas, Jalen and Saquon.<\/p>\n<p>The purple words in today&#8217;s Connections<\/p>\n<p>The theme is ____ six. 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